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Please add a section of Physical Activity Weight Loss Techniques

I was hoping to find some information on ways to lose weight from doing different kinds of physical activities. I would add this information in myself, but I'm not an expert in this field. Hopefully someone else with more experience and knowledge in this field can add that section in.

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In this sentence:

Continuing weight loss may deteriorate into wasting, a vaguely defined condition called cachexia.

Please put the last word in quotes, since the final clause is words-as-words, talking about the term itself rather than the condition. 123.51.107.94 (talk) 00:21, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done – I have italicized it per MOS:WAW, which seems to prefer italicizing over using quotes. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 01:12, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WHtR as easy measure for weight loss?

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Should WHtR be included as an easy way to measure loss (albeit not weight, but waist size)? Advantage: a simple will suffice.
Shkould the body roundness calculator be on this page?

Uwappa (talk) 09:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

hidden	<0.4 >=0.4	>=0.5	>=0.6
Sandbox 4.1 Body Roundness
Dimensions	height	Waist
	180	81
	183 cm = 6′0″ 182 cm = 5′12″ 181 cm = 5′11″ 180 cm = 5′11″ 179 cm = 5′10″ 178 cm = 5′10″ 177 cm = 5′10″	83 cm = 32.677″ 82 cm = 32.238″ 81 cm = 31.890″ 80 cm = 31.500″ 79 cm = 31.102″ 78 cm = 30.709″ 77 cm = 30.315″
WHtR	81/180 = 0.45 ≈ 0.45 0.300.35 0.400.45 0.500.55 0.600.700.800.901.00
Roundness	0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
rounded bounded silhouette index, hidden	5
silhouette index, hidden	5.876404494382022
hidden	0.4 0 1	0.4494 0	0.4494 0 72 90 108
Risk	01 0 0Unspecified for WHtR below 0.4no increased health risksincreased health risksfurther increased health risks
BRI	2.376055806162810 ≈ 2.38